Auto window screen



Feb. 22,1938. l -`A. M. YuRKovlcH AUTO wrNDow SCREEN Filed sept. 214. 193s lill-.v1

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.ds Claims. (onlus-14) This invention relates to a for automotive vehicles and especially a window screenwhichwillnot interfere'withthenoimal' use, tbatisraisingandiowering,ofthewindow o ofthevehicle. Thisthereforeisthegeneraloblect of the present invention.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a window for anautomotive ve'-v hicle. which screenmay beeasily positioned onl0 the vehicle, easily removed therefrom. and-"yet window without the removal ofthe screen.and wherein, when the window is and the car locked the screen will belentirely mwithinthecantherebypreventingtheftofthe screen.

Other objects of the present invention will be brought out in the specification which refers to a preferred form of the invention as illustrated inthedrawing. Thenoveifeaturesoftheinvention will be set forth in the claims.

Referring-now to the drawing, Fig. iis a view of an automotive vehicle and illustrates my screen in use: Fig. 2 is'a plan view ofmyimprovedscreen: Fig. 3 is a sectional view ofmy-improved-scre'en in use, the plane of the section being indicated x by the lines 8-3 on Fig. 1; A Pig'. 4 is an enlarged sectionaldetail as indicatedbylthelinesl-lonl'ig;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the screen*y positioning members.

mien-mg again to the drawing it wm be seen that my improved screen comprises a sheet of wire fabric. Il, bound at its edges by U shaped binding strips il which are secured together and to the screen by rivets it, and secured together as at.l by spot welding. 'ihe binding strips are made of a comparatively thin metal strip turned back on itself. The shape and size of the screen is of course determined by the shape and size ofthe window frame withwhich the screen is to be used.

At its uppermostl edge the screen binding extends above the upper limits of the screen material and is there pinched together to form a thin upwardly extending lip Il which may be inserted between the glass protecting felt strip il and the window frame I6 of an automotive vehicle A as illustrated in Fig'. 3.

` is raisedor lowered.

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mmenuof'sucnhcisntthatwnenm upperedgeisinsertedinthewindowframeits lower-.edge may be'rocked in position. lSecured to the'screen by rivets 2i are a pair of vertically extending strips !l. the upper vends of which bend 5 outwardly l end upwardly as to. form, hooks 22 vwhich engage the inner side of the window frame .atthetoptherfeossshowninll'ig Thelower ends vof these strips areriveted to the screen o by rivets Nuland -do not extend to the lower edge 10 of thescreen, stopping short thereof as indicated at M in Fim-,2. v Eachstrip Il has secured thereto adjacent its -lower end a threaded stud 24 adapted to coact with a locking member 2l and a suitable wing nut l5 :t tosecure'thescreeninpositioninthewindow The locking member or'clamp Il is best illustratedlnrigaiand. Asthereshownthe locking membercomprises a stamping having a 20 body portion Jl. having a vertically extending slot Il formed'by outwardly stamped walls $2. This slot is'shaped to permit the clamp to be moved vertically on the stud Il of its respective strip 2l. To guide the movement of the clamp the body portion thereof is provided along itsvertically extending edges. with inwardly turned lips 35 arranged to embrace the vertical edges of its respective strip Il. Each clamp, adjacent `.its 30 I upper endis provided 'with av hook likev portion Il which is bentoutwardly from the body M and provides'a handle by meansof which the clamp The. clamp provides the means for positioning 35 the lower edge of the screen in the window frame. As' shown in Figs. (and 5 the clamp is providedA with a pair of prongs I8 which are l.bentinwardly r and then downwardly. Intermediate the prongs o the clamp is provided with a hook `portion Il which is bent outwardly and then downwardly fromthe body 3l oi' the clamp. When the upper edge of the screen has been positioned as heretofore described the clamps are 5 slid downwardly on their studs 24 and the prongs Il `shoved between the glass protecting felt strip IS* and the inner face of the windowframe il.

"lhe hook then engages the window' frame as shown in Fig. 3. Thev wing nutsrifl are then 50 tightened, thereby securing the clamp in position onthe screen and likewise securing the screen against movement in the window frame. My improved screen is secured to the frame from the inside of the car and I have found that 55 desintosecurebvLettersPatent.is,-

l. A screen tor automotive vehicle windows comprisingasheetofscreeniabrieapairoi vertically` strlpsseeuredtberetmthe upperendoreaenstrip andtheurperedseofthe screentabrlcbeingiormedtoembracetheupper edge o! an automotive window frame, and means ,f

slidably carried by the lower-ends of strips and arranged andadapted to embrace the'lower edgeoithewindowirameby engagingopposite faces thereof. and means to secure said movable meansto theirrespectivestrlps.

2. A screen tor an automotive vehicle window having a window frame and glass protectingv strips carried thereby. said screen comprising a substantially rectangularaheet oi wire screen fabric. a pairof verticallyextending narrow metallic strips secured upper end ot each .strip being bentoutwardly and then-upwardly to engage the. inner oi an automotive window trame when the upper edge oi saldscreen isinserted betweenthe window frame member and a glass strip. each of said eachclampbeingpsovidedwithapairolspaoed inwardlyturnedtongusatoslidablyengagethe edgesofrelpectivestripstopreventrelativerotationbetweenastripandaclamp.ea chclamp beingprovidedwithanoutwardlyandthendownwardlyextendingprongadaptedtobelnserted betweenawindowirame memberanditsasso-v ciated glass protecting strip, each clamp also having an outward and tongue toengage :the #window irame and wing nuts threadingly mounted on saidrespective strips to lsecure the clampsto theirrespective strips.

I 3. A screen for automotive vehicle windows comprising a sheet of screen fabric. a thin metallio U-shap/edwtrame embracing the edges of said fabric.' and extending above the upper reach of said iabriclor insertion in an automotive window frame.,A a pair of vertically extending strips secured to said frame, the upper end of each strip extending above the upper edgey of `suidjilrame and beingbent outwardly and then to engage thel inner s uriace` edge yofthe window frame, threaded studs'carrled by respective strips adjacent their lower'ends, clamps mounted-lor vertical movement on said studs and guidingly embracing their respective strips; *each` l'clamp ,being provided with means to engage opposite faces oi the lower edge ofthe vv vindow frame lto prevent relative movement ibetween the screen and the frame, and manually operable means to secure said clamps to theirrespective strips.

- ANI'ON MYURKOVICH. 

